Hennø, Linda Torrissen; Storjord, Elin; Christiansen, Dorte; Bergseth, Grete; Ludviksen, Judith K; Fure, Hilde; Barene, Svein; Nielsen, Erik Waage; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Brekke, Ole Lars (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-06)
Cytokines are potentially useful biomarkers of sepsis and other inflammatory conditions. Many cytokines can be released by leukocytes and platelets after sampling. The sampling and processing techniques are consequently critically important to measure the <i>in vivo</i> levels. We therefore examined the effects of four different anticoagulants, EDTA, citrate, lepirudin, heparin compared to serum, ...